Archer&#39;s target-practice rack

ABSTRACT

A bow and arrow target-practice rack provides an elongated support member, which may be driven into the ground or supported on a deck or other horizontal surface to orient the member in a vertical orientation. The rack includes a bow holder to hold one or a plurality of bows, a quiver holder to removably hang quivers, a holder for loose arrows, an optional foot-planting pad, and an optional mount to mount to a substantially horizontal and planar surface. The elongated support member may be formed as a unitary structure or may further be provided as a kit having multiple sections adapted for assembly and disassembly for easy storage and portage by a user of the rack. A method of using the rack is also provided.

REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims priority benefit of U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 60/635,349, filed Dec. 10, 2004, titled “ARCHER'STARGET-PRACTICE RACK”, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to a support rack for use in thefield of archery.

BACKGROUND

There are many racks and stands for bows and arrows. For example, U.S.Pat. No. 5,370,240 is directed to a stand for supporting sport weaponssuch as bows, firearms and the like comprising a frame configured to besupported upright with respect to a surface. The frame includes a basewhich rests substantially flat on the surface and first and secondupright members connected to the base. First and second bracket membersare mounted to the first and second upright members respectively on oneside for pivotal rotation. The first and second bracket members havesupport members which project outwardly to one side of the frame and aresubstantially perpendicular thereto. Third and fourth bracket membersare mounted to the first and second upright members respectively on theother side for pivotal rotation. The third and fourth bracket membershave support members which project outwardly to the other side of theframe and are substantially perpendicular thereto. The support membersof the first and second bracket members provide a first pair ofindependently adjustable rest points for supporting a first sportweapon. The support members of the third and fourth bracket membersprovide a second pair of independently adjustable rest points forsupporting a second sport weapon on the opposite side of the frame.Methods for supporting sport weapons, such as bows, firearms and thelike, are also contemplated.

There are also many different types of stands for different purposes.Some of these are very old. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 1,799,079,entitled WASHSTAND, relates to improvements in wash stands and hasparticular reference to a toilet unit including combined portable washstand and towel rack. The primary object of the patent is to provide acombination toilet article for campers′ use which may be set up for useby sticking the same into the ground, and when not in use the device maybe folded for compact packing purposes. Another object is to provide acombination article which embodies a supporting staff or columninsertable into the ground for its support, and which carries foldabletowel racks, a removable soap dish, a removable wash basin, and a mirrorsupport, which constitute the necessities for personal washing purposes.

While existing devices suit their intended purpose, there remains anoutstanding need for a target-practice rack that is lightweight,portable, and suitable for hanging bows, arrows and so forth.

SUMMARY

In one aspect of the technology, a bow and arrow target-practice rack isprovided in the form of an elongated support member, which may be driveninto the ground or supported on a deck or other horizontal surface toorient the elongated support member in a vertical orientation.

In an aspect of the technology, the rack includes a bow holder to hold aplurality of bows, a quiver holder to removably hang quivers, a holderfor loose arrows, and an optional foot-planting pad. Additionally, anoptional mount is provided in another aspect of the technology.

The elongated support member may be formed as a unitary structure or mayfurther be provided as a kit having multiple sections adapted to easilybe assembled and disassembled for easy storage and portage by a user ofthe rack.

A method of using the rack is also provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other objects, features and advantages of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following detailed descriptionand the appended drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a bow and arrow target-practice rack withoutequipment attached in accordance with an aspect of the technology.

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a bow holder shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a quiver holder in accordancewith an aspect of the technology.

FIG. 4 illustrates an alternative view of a quiver holder in accordancewith another aspect of the technology.

FIG. 5 illustrates a detailed perspective view of a loose arrow holderin accordance with an aspect of the technology.

FIG. 6 illustrates an alternative detailed view of a loose arrow holderin accordance with another aspect of the technology.

FIG. 7 illustrates a perspective view of a foot planting pad shown inFIG. 1.

FIG. 8 illustrates an assembly view of an alternative aspect oftarget-practice rack in accordance with another aspect of thetechnology.

FIG. 9 illustrates use of the rack shown in FIG. 1 with bows, quivers,arrows and an optional mount.

FIG. 10 illustrates use of the rack shown in FIG. 8 with bows, quivers,and arrows.

FIG. 11 illustrates a perspective view of a prior art quiver.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The area of technology provides a target-practice rack suitable forholding bows, quivers and arrows. Reference is made to FIG. 1, whichillustrates a bow and arrow target-practice rack of the present area oftechnology.

The overall height of the rack should be sufficient to allow aconventional bow to hang freely therefrom.

The rack may be constructed from steel, though other materials may beutilized, including but not limited to stainless steel, aluminum, andeven some plastics or mixture of these materials, so long as theresulting rack is sturdy and long-lasting for its intended purpose.

The rack 20, as shown in FIG. 1 has a support pole 22, a bow holder 24,and at least one quiver holder 26 a. Additionally, an optional one loosearrow holder 28, an optional foot planting pad 30, and an optional mount32 are provided.

The support pole 22 is an elongated member having a first distal end 34and a second distal end 36. The first distal end 34 is adapted toreceive the bow holder 24 thereon. While the pole may be either hollowor solid, in an aspect of the technology providing a hollow pole, thehollow pole provides a greater strength to weight ratio than a solidpole. On the first distal end 34 of the support pole 22, there is thebow holder 24 having at least one or alternatively, a plurality of bowhangers 38 that resemble an antenna-like arrangement. Each of the bowhangers 38 are adapted to receive and removably hang or retain aconventional bow thereon. The bow hangers 38 are defined by radiallyextending spokes from the pole 22, or alternatively by a hub 40 thatfits on to the first distal end 34 of pole 22. The hub 40 is formed froma tubular cylindrically shaped member adapted to co-centrically engagethe elongated support pole 22.

In an aspect of the technology, the hub 40 is engaged to the supportpole 22 and has an associated stop 180 (shown in more detail in FIG. 8)to prevent lateral movement along a longitudinal axis of the supportpole, but that allows radial rotation about the support pole 22.

Alternatively, the hub 40 may be permanently attached to the supportpole 22 in a non-rotatable manner. Each of the bow hanger spokes have anassociated elongated portion 42; an associated inner end 44 fixedlysecured to a respective portion of the pole 22 or alternatively, to thehub 40; and an associated outer free end 46 adapted to receive a bow.Each of the respective outer free ends 48 are angled upwardly from eachof the elongated portions 42 when mounted to the rack 20 and when therack 20 is in a vertical orientation wherein when the rack 20 isproperly vertically oriented, the second distal end 36 is secured to theground or to another substantially horizontal and planar mountingsurface to prevent a bow positioned on each of the bow hangers 38 fromfalling off the associated bow hanger 38. The spokes may be more orfewer in number than shown, and may optionally be hinged onto the hubfor storage purposes.

Alternatively, instead of attaching each of the bow hangers to the hub,each of the bow hangers may be individually permanently attached to arespective portion of the support pole 22.

The quiver holder 26 may be formed by pairs of hooks that cooperate andare adapted to receive and removably retain a quiver thereon such as theconventional quiver 112 shown in prior art FIG. 11. In an aspect of thetechnology each of the quiver holders may be formed by pairs of hooksformed from cooperating U-shaped members shown in more detail in FIG. 3.Each of the hooks are formed by a U shaped element that mounts with theopposing side of the support hole in a perpendicular manner to thelongitudinal access of the support pole 22.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, each of the pairs of hooks are oriented 90°apart and are spaced apart along a length of an upper portion of thesupport pole.

Additionally, while the quiver holders may be removable, they are shownin FIG. 1 and 9 as being welded or otherwise permanently secured to aconnecting member 130, or alternatively, the support pole. As shown inFIG. 1, and in more detail in FIG. 3 four pairs of quiver holders 26 a,26 b, 26 c, 26 d are positioned on the pole 22 at a distance below thebow holder 24, between a middle of the elongated support pole 22 and thefirst distal end 34.

Each quiver holder may be attached directly to the pole 22, oralternatively, may be first fixedly attached to a hook fastening member,such as, but not limited to the fastening member 130 shown in FIG. 3,wherein the hook fastening member may then be fixedly secured to thesupport pole 22. The two quiver holders 26 a, 26 b are defined byU-shaped members 54 a, 54 b each mounted on opposing sides of thesupport pole. Each of the U-shaped members 54 a, 54 b have a baseelement 50 a, 50 b and two symmetrical leg elements (52 a, 52 bassociated with U-shaped member 54 a, and 53 a, 53 b associated withU-shaped member 54 b), wherein each of the respective two pairs ofsymmetrical leg elements 52 a, 52 b, and 53 a, 53 b, respectively extendoutwardly at a substantially 90° angle from each of the respective baseelements 50 a, 50 b. Each of the leg elements have an inner endintegrally formed with the associated base member and an outer free endextending outwardly away from the base member at a substantially 90°.Each of the U-shaped members 54 a, 54 b are mounted on the opposingsides of the support rack 22 such that the base elements 50 a, 50 b ofeach of the U-shaped members 54 a, 54 b are in co-planar alignment witheach other. Additionally, opposing legs 52 a, 53 a from each of theU-shaped members 54 a, 54 b are spaced apart from each other andcooperate to form two hooks, wherein the two hooks define a first quiverholder 26 a. Similarly, opposing legs 52 b, 53 b from each of theU-shaped members 54 a, 54 b are spaced apart from each other andcooperate to form two hooks, wherein the two hooks define a secondquiver holder 26 b.

A plurality of quiver holders may be formed in a similar manner asdescribed with respect to holders 26 a, and 26 b. FIG. 3 illustrates aperspective view of four pairs of hooks that each cooperate to form fourquiver holders. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a third and a fourth quiverholder 26 c, 26 d are formed in a similar manner from cooperatingU-shaped members 50 c, 50 d as the first and the second quiver holders26 a, 26 b. Although, four pairs of hooks defining quiver holders 26 a,26 b, 26 c, and 26 d are shown, more or fewer may be provided.

In the aspect of the technology shown in FIG. 1, each of the opposingpairs of legs associated with each of the U-shaped members are paralleland are in vertical alignment with each other when the support pole ispositioned in a substantially vertical orientation.

In an aspect of the technology shown in FIG. 1 and 3, each of the hooks,or pairs of legs 54 a, 54 b are oriented in a 0° alignment with thelongitudinal axis of the support pole 22 such that the hooks are angledupwardly with respect to a horizontal plane when mounted on the pole 22or alternatively on the associated fastening member and when the pole 22is vertically oriented such that the second distal end is secured to theground or another substantially horizontal and planar surface.

Alternatively, in another aspect of the technology shown in FIGS. 4, 8and 10, each of the pairs of legs 62 a, 62 b of members 64 a, b arealigned at an angle outwardly from the support pole at an acute anglefrom the longitudinal axis of the pole 22.

Alternatively, in an aspect of the technology shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.10, opposing pairs of angled hooks may be used to form quiver hangers.The quiver hangers 126 a, 126 b shown in FIGS. 4, 8 and 10 are formed ina similar manner to the U shaped members shown in FIG. 3, however, thehooks may be first attached to a hook fastening member 66 adapted toco-centrically receive the elongated support pole 22, wherein each ofthe hooks are mounted on opposing sides of the quiver holder fasteningmember such that the respective bases 134 a, 134 b of each of theU-shaped members 132 a, 132 b are positioned such that the opposingfirst and second legs 136 a, 138 a and 136 b, and 138 b, respectively ofeach of the U-shaped members 132 a, 132 b are angled with respect to thelongitudinal axis of support pole anywhere between and including a 0° toa 90° angle outwardly from the longitudinal access of the support pole22.

As shown in FIG. 10 each of the pairs of hooks 126 a, 126 b, 126 c, 126d are oriented 90° apart and are spaced apart along a length of a firstsection support pole 102.

As shown in FIG. 12, a conventional quiver 112, such as the quiver shownas prior art in FIG. 12 may be removably hung on each of the pairs ofhooks forming each of the respective quiver holders 26 a-26 d shown inFIG. 3 or quiver holder 126 a, 126 b shown in FIG. 4. For illustrativepurposes, the conventional quiver may be, but is not limited to a quiveras disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,156,496 issued in the name of Stinson,which is herein incorporated by reference. The quiver 112 has anelongated frame 114 having an inner side 116 and an outer side 118; ashaft-gripping arrow holder and support 120 secured to an end of theframe; and an arrowhead-receiving housing 122 secured to an opposing endof the frame 114. The inner side 116 is adapted to be attached to a bowand when hung one of the quiver holders 26 a-26 d shown in FIG. 1 and 3or alternatively on quiver holders 126 a, 126 b shown in FIGS. 4 and 10,the inner side 116 is closest to the pole 22. In operation, the housing122 is hung on and removably retained by a respective quiver holder andis oriented such that the inner side 116 of the frame 114 faces the pole22 and the arrowhead-receiving housing 122 hangs freely below thehousing 122 when the rack 20 is vertically oriented.

An optional loose arrow holder 28 is provided toward the second distalend 36 of the pole 22, closer to the second distal end of the assemblythan a middle of the elongated support pole. The loose arrow holder 28may be at least one or a plurality of cups 68 attached to the side ofthe pole 22. As with the bow and quiver and hangers, although four suchcups 68 are shown, more or fewer may be provided. The cups 68 may beopened or closed at a bottom of each cup. Each of the cups 68 may bepermanently attached to one another and have a centrally disposedopening 70 for receiving the support pole 22.

Alternatively, each of the cups 68 may be individually fixedly attachedto a respective portion of a support pole and may be disposed on thesupport pole at an angle suitable to facilitate the retention of arrowswithin the cups.

In an alternative aspect of the technology shown in FIG. 6, 8, and 10,each one of the four cups 68 may be defined by an aperture or hole 72disposed through a loose arrow holder plate 74 as shown in FIG. 6. Theplate 74 has a centrally disposed hole 76 formed therethrough adapted tococentrically receive a support pole 102 therethrough, or alternatively,second section 106 of the support pole therethrough. The loose arrowholder plate 74 may be permanently fixed to the pole 22 by conventionalpermanent securement means such as, but not limited to welding. When oneor more arrows 78 are placed in at least one hole 72 or a respective oneof the plurality of cups 68 or holes 72 as shown in FIGS. 9 and FIG. 10,the one or more arrows 78 may be either retained above the ground at adistance from a bottom of the cup 68 to the ground, or if the bottom ofthe cup is opened as defined by the hole shown in FIG. 6, the one ormore arrows 78 may be retained within the hole 72 and have a respectiveend portion 80 resting on a ground surface.

The foot planting pad 30, as shown in more detail in FIG. 7, is mountedto the pole 22 near the second distal. end 36 of the pole 22, betweenthe loose arrow holder 28 and the second distal end 36. If no loosearrow holder 28 is provided, then the foot planting pad is mountedbetween a middle portion of the pole 22 and the second distal end 36.The foot planting pad 30 enables a user to place the pole 22 in adesired location and drive the pole 22 into the ground using force froma user's foot exerted on the foot planting pad 30. The foot planting pad30 extends in a perpendicular manner radially from the support pole 22and has a planar portion 82 adapted to receive a user's foot. The planarportion 82 may be supported by a bracket 84 or a wedge shaped supportdisposed between the planar portion 82 and the support pole 22 on anunderside 86 of the planar portion 82.

Alternatively, the rack may be secured to a substantially horizontal andplanar support surface. The foot planting pad mounts to a substantiallyhorizontal and planar surface by positioning the second distal end ofthe elongated member within a hole having a diameter at least the sameas or greater than a diameter of the elongated member such that theplanting pad engages a top surface of a substantially horizontal andplanar support surface to stabilize and seat the rack on thesubstantially horizontal and planar support surface.

As another alternative to the ground planting, given the section of poleremaining below the foot-planting pad, an optional mount 32 may beprovided, enabling the rack 20 to be placed in and removed from themount 32 secured onto a deck or other substantially horizontal andplanar support surface. The optional mount 32, as shown in detail in analternative aspect of the technology FIG. 8, has a tubular portion 88adapted to receive the second distal end 36 of the support pole 22 and aplanar mounting plate portion 90 adapted to seat on a substantiallyplanar surface to securely mount the rack 20 thereon. The planarmounting plate portion 90 has at least one or a plurality of bores 92disposed therethrough adapted to receive conventional fastening members94 therethrough. The optional mount 32 may be ideally used on ahorizontal oriented substantially planar surface such as a deck.

In an alternative aspect of the technology shown in FIGS. 8, and 10 arack 100 similar to the rack 20 shown in FIG. 1 is provided, however therack 100 shown in FIG. 8 may be assembled or disassembled as a kit toallow for easy storage and portage of the device. The main differencebetween the rack 100 shown in FIGS. 8 and 10 and the rack 20 shown inFIGS. 1 and 9 is the rack 100 has a multiple piece elongated member 102having at least two or more sections 104, 106 that when assembledtogether, each cooperate to define the elongated member 102, whereas theelongated support pole 22 shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 is formed by a singlepole. FIGS. 8 and 10 shows a first pole section 104 and a second polethat cooperate to form a multiple segment elongated support member 102similar to the support pole 22 shown in FIG. 1. Each of the first andsecond sections 104, 106 have an associated first outer distal end 150,152 and an associated second inner end 154, 156. Each of the first andthe second pole sections 104, 106 connect and are removably assembled ordisassembled by use of a suitable fastener 108 adapted to receive andfixedly retain each of the respective inner ends 154, 156 of each of thetwo pole sections. Like elements shown in FIGS. 1, 8, 9, and 10 arereferred to with like reference numbers.

The overall height of the rack should be sufficient to allow aconventional bow to hang freely thereon. In an aspect of the technologyshown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the height of the rack may be variable, suchas, but not limited to the range of four to six feet, or thereabouts, solong as the variance hanging implements and arrows are easily stowed andretrieved.

The height may be additionally variable by adding or removing additionalpole sections (not shown) in between the first and second sections 104,106 by use of suitable fastening members.

Additionally, FIG. 8 and 10 illustrates use of the quiver holders 126 a,126 b shown in FIG. 4, whereas each of the quiver holders 126 a, 126 b,126 c, 126 d are spaced apart longitudinally along the first section 104at 90° angles. However, a quiver holder having an identical structure tothe quiver holders 26 a, 26 b, 26 c, and 26 d shown in FIG. 3 may bemounted alternatively on the first section 104 and may be used in asimilar manner as described with respect to FIG. 1 and 9.

Additionally, FIG. 8 illustrates use of the loose arrow holder 74 shownin FIG. 7 mounted on the second section 106. However, alternatively, theloose arrow holder 28 shown in FIGS. 1 and 9 may be mountedalternatively on the second section 106 to retain loose arrows.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show each of the racks 22, 100, respectively with bows160, quivers 112, and arrows 78.

While several aspects have been presented in the foregoing detaileddescription, it should be understood that a vast number of variationsexist and these aspects are merely an example, and it is not intended tolimit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in anyway. Rather, the foregoing detailed description provides those ofordinary skill in the art with a convenient guide for implementing adesired aspect of the invention and various changes can be made in thefunction and arrangements of the aspects of the technology withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

1. An archery rack, comprising: an elongated member having a first and asecond distal end, the second distal end adapted for securement to asupport surface; and a bow holder mounted on the first distal end of theelongated member; and a quiver holder located between the first andsecond distal end of the elongated member adapted to receive andremovably retain a quiver thereon.
 2. The archery rack of claim 1,wherein the bow holder comprises: a plurality of bow hangers adapted toreceive and removably hang a conventional bow thereon, each of theplurality of bow hangers have radially extending spokes that extendradially from the elongated member.
 3. The archery rack of claim 2,wherein each of the plurality of bow hangers comprise: an associatedelongated portion; an associated inner end fixedly secured to arespective portion of the elongated member; and an associated outer freeend adapted to receive a bow, wherein each of the respective outer freeends are angled upwardly from each of the elongated portions whenmounted to the elongated member and when the elongated member is in avertical orientation such that the second distal end is secured to asubstantially horizontal and planar surface to prevent a bow positionedon each of the plurality of bow hangers from falling off the associatedbow hanger.
 4. The archery rack of claim 1, wherein the bow holdercomprises: at least one bow hanger adapted to receive and removablyretain a conventional bow thereon, the at least one bow hanger has atleast one radially extending spoke that extends radially from theelongated member, the at least one bow hanger having an elongatedportion; an inner end fixedly secured to a respective portion of theelongated member; and an outer free end adapted to receive a bow,wherein the outer free end is angled upwardly from the elongated portionwhen mounted to the elongated member and when the elongated member is ina vertical orientation such that the second distal end is secured to asubstantially horizontal and planar surface to prevent a bow positionedon the bow hanger from falling off the bow hanger.
 5. The archery rackof claim 1, wherein the quiver holder comprises: a pair of quiverholders defined by a first and a second U-shaped member each mounted onopposing sides of the elongated member, wherein each of the first andthe second U-shaped members have an associated first and second baseelement attached to an associated first and second leg element, whereinthe first leg element of the first U-shaped member and the first legelement of the second U-shaped member cooperate to form a first quiverholder, and wherein the second leg element associated with the firstU-shaped member and the second leg element associated with the secondU-shaped member cooperate to form a second quiver holder.
 6. The archeryrack of claim 1, wherein the quiver holder comprises: at least one pairof hooks mounted to the elongated member that cooperate and are adaptedto receive and removably retain a quiver thereon.
 7. The archery rack ofclaim 6, wherein each of the hooks are angled outwardly and upwardly atan angle ranging between and including 0° to 90° from a longitudinalaxis of the support pole when the elongated member is verticallyoriented such that the second distal end is secured to a substantiallyhorizontal and planar mount surface.
 8. The archery rack of claim 1,further comprising: a loose arrow holder mounted on the elongated membercloser to the second distal end of the elongated member than a middleportion of the elongated member, wherein the loose arrow holder has atleast one top adapted to receive a loose arrow.
 9. The archery rack ofclaim 1, further comprising: a loose arrow holder mounted on theelongated member, the loose arrow holder positioned closer to the seconddistal end of the elongated member than a middle portion of theelongated member, wherein the loose arrow holder has a plurality of cupsadapted to receive one or more loose arrows.
 10. The archery rack ofclaim 1, further comprising: a loose arrow holder mounted on theelongated member, the loose arrow holder positioned closer to the seconddistal end of the elongated member than a middle portion of theelongated member, wherein the loose arrow holder is defined by a platehaving at least one arrow holding aperture formed therethrough forreceiving one or more loose arrows.
 11. The archery rack of claim 1,further comprising: a foot planting pad mounted to the elongated memberbetween the second distal end of the elongated member and a middleportion of the elongated member.
 12. The archery rack of claim 11,wherein the planting pad enables a user to place the rack in a desiredlocation and drive the elongated member into the ground using force fromthe user's foot exerted on the foot planting pad.
 13. The archery rackof claim 11, wherein the foot planting pad mounts to a substantiallyhorizontal and planar surface by positioning the second distal end ofthe elongated member within a hole having a diameter at least the sameas or greater than a diameter of the elongated member such that theplanting pad engages a top surface of a substantially horizontal andplanar support surface.
 14. The archery rack of claim 1, furthercomprising: a mount, the mount enabling the rack to be placed within andremoved from the mount, wherein the mount may be then secured onto asubstantially horizontal and planar support surface.
 15. The mount ofclaim 14, further comprises: the mount has a tubular portion adapted toreceive the second distal end of the elongated member; and a planarmounting portion adapted to seat on the substantially horizontal andplanar support surface to securely mount the rack thereon.
 16. Anarchery rack comprising: a kit having an elongated member defined by atleast two sections, a first section having a first outer distal end anda second inner distal end, and a second section having a third outerdistal end adapted to mount to a substantially planar surface and afourth inner distal end adapted to fasten to the second inner distal endof the first section, wherein each of the sections are adapted toremovably fasten together to form the elongated member; a bow holdermounted on the outer distal end of the first section; and a quiverholder located between the bow holder and the second inner distal end ofthe first section, the quiver holder adapted to receive and removablyretain a quiver thereon.
 17. The archery rack of claim 16, wherein thekit may be assembled and disassembled for storage and portage by a userof the kit.
 18. A method of using an archer rack, comprising the stepsof: providing an archery rack kit having at least two sections, a firstsection having a first outer distal end and a second inner distal end,and a second section having a third outer distal end adapted to mount toa substantially planar surface and a fourth inner distal end adapted tofasten to the second inner distal end of the first section, a bow holdermounted on the outer distal end of the first section, and a quiverholder located between the bow holder and the second inner distal end ofthe first section, the quiver holder adapted to receive and removablyretain a quiver thereon; assembling the first and the second sectionstogether to form an elongated member; securing the archery rack kit ontoa substantially horizontal and planar surface such that the assembledarchery rack kit is vertically oriented; and storing bows, quivers, andarrows on associated portions of the archery rack kit.